It’s the 2018 Postseason on Cigar Coop! This is our year in review of the Cigar Industry. Our postseason coverage consists of: Cigar of the Year Countdown: We started this back on December 7th – counting down the best 30 cigars of 2018. In January we reveal “The Super Six” – culminating with the announcement […]
Editor’s Corner #94: Changes to 2019 Cigar of the Year
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As we discussed on the 11/28/18 Edition of the Cigar Industry Report, we eliminated the “Volume/Number” scheme we have been using and moved to sequential numbering. This month we start with #94 for the monthly editorial column, “Editor’s Corner.” This month, we start “Countdown ’18”, the original Cigar of the Year Countdown. This year, there […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 7, Number 12: End of the Year
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November 22nd is Thanksgiving, and for Cigar Coop it marks the end of the Cigar Coop Cigar Year. It’s always a busy time of the year on Cigar Coop. It’s when we start to formulate our Cigar of the Year Countdown. This is an annual tradition where we count down the Top 30 cigars for […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 7 Number 11: In Regards to Inter-Tabac
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This last week I took a trip to Sweden that was not related to the cigar industry. It was at a time where many of the U.S. cigar industry higher-ups are in Europe. Typically the industry spends time in Europe in September because of the Inter-Tabac show held in Dortmund, Germany. Inter-Tabac is a tobacco […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 7, Number 10: Now Shipping
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It’s no secret that when it comes to media relations, I believe (as a whole) the cigar industry falls way short in terms of being effective at it. I’ve said it once, and I’ve said it many times – each and every cigar company should be utilizing press releases as a tool to get the […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 7, Number 9b: 8th Anniversary – It’s Cold Brew and Nitro
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Today Cigar Coop has turned eight years old. Every year this milestone comes around I’m drawn back to the genesis of Cigar Coop. The first article on Cigar Coop wasn’t about cigars, it was about iced coffee of all things. Back in 2010, I had gone to the IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans to […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 7, Number 9a: About Our Alleged Silence on the Altria ANPRM Controversy
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Folks are more than aware of a controversy where a Cigar Aficionado article brought forward from comments submitted by Altria in regards to the Advanced Notice of Public Rulemaking (ANPRM) for premium cigars. The comments are controversial because Nat Sherman is an operating company within the giant tobacco conglomerate of Altria who has taken a […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 7, Number 9: Who is Rick Ross?
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Who is Rick Ross? I still have no clue. I’ve been told he is a legend in Hip Hop, but I never heard of the guy. Why I am asking this question – he showed up at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. It was actually a fun topic to engage with over the past two […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 7, Number 8: Eight Shows for the Sixth Month
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Since we launched Prime Time and Prime Time Special Edition in 2017, I can honestly say one thing – cigar podcasting is fun again. Working with two top professionals like Aaron Loomis and Bear Duplisea durig this project has simply been amazing – and watching the shows develop has been a great thing. This past […]
Cigar News: FDA Extends Comment Period on ANPRMs Involving Premium Cigars
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it has extended the comment period of the three Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making (ANPRM) initiative by 30 days. This includes the ANPRMs on regulating nicotine levels, flavored tobacco products, and the one on premium cigars. The new comment period dates are as follows: Tobacco […]